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Green Men

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Green Men Green Men started out as pagan symbols of fertility and life. Another of those ancient symbols integrated in Christian life, the pictures I found of them were taken in the Rosslyn Chapel and in another cathedral. They've been around hundreds of years and have evolved into commonplace garden ornaments? Uh, huh, that's where you've seen them--the carved faces looking out from trees or rocks. Okay, I made that connection myself, so it might not be the case. Still, it seems like a pretty obvious connection once you see the pictures. The green men in the Rosslyn Chapel are shown as they progress through the stages of life. On one side of the chapel, they have babyish faces and their vines are mere shoots. There are adults in the prime of life, with mature faces and lush foliage. At the end of the cycle, there are just skulls with dried up leaves. I can't wait to find out more about them, and I had to make my glass versions as soon as I stumbled across them. Here they are. Fancy names and descriptions? No. Personalities? Oh, yes, definitely!


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Green Man with Gold Foil
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Green Man with Gold Foil-side
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Green Man with Gold Foil-back
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Green Man with Gold Foil-- other side
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Big Green Man
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Big Green Man--back
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Little Green Man
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Little Green Man--side
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Little Green Man-back
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Little Green Man--other side
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Ivory Green Man
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Ivory Green Man--back
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Ivory Green Man-another view
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My Favorite Green Man
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My Favorite Green Man--side
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My Favorite Green Man--back
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My Favorite Green Man--other side
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Angelinabeadalina
Thanks for stopping by to visit with AngelinaBeadalina! I'm really just plain ol' Angie or Ang, but the catchy name does suit me in the sense that I'm a motormouth who loves to play with words almost as much as I love to play with glass! You can find me here at BeadArtists.org, in my Etsy shop, or in my daily blog. You can get links to those places at www.angelinabeadalina.com (click on it above). Please pardon the use of my "official" website as a traffic control signal at the moment-- at least, that's what it makes me think of when I look at it. . . lots of directions to other places where there are updates on a daily basis. Tech-stuff would not be one of those things that I love or that comes naturally to me ;) Well, enough rambling for now, come on in, look around. . . have fun exploring my glass experiments and ideas. Peace, Ang

Angie Garren
Southern Illinois, the Little Egypt
of the MidWest
 IL 62848 US
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